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Nothing Boring About Market Response To Musk's Mercurial Tesla Results Call

Tesla earnings calls offer more color and less predictability than is the norm for this dry, procedural requirement, but CEO Elon Musk outdid himself Wednesday when he dismissed "boring" questions from equity analysts in favor of an impromptu interview with a Tesla fan

05 мая 2018 5 мин. 10459

Is Anti-Semitism Curable?

Protesters in the United Kingdom are sounding the alarm over a perceived resurgence of anti-Semitism in politics. At the center of the crisis are revelations that Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party and an ardent critic of Israel, supported the artist of an anti-Semitic mural in 2012

04 мая 2018 4 мин. 6255

Putting Your House On Airbnb? What To Know Before Hosting As A Homeowner

Offering flexibility and an added revenue stream, Airbnb hosting can be a tempting opportunity for homeowners. Make money off space you’re not using? It seems like an obvious way to get the most from your home buying investment

03 мая 2018 6 мин. 8082

Beating Malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion

In Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), the battle against malaria is advancing at a rapid pace. Between 2012 and 2017, reported malaria cases fell by a staggering 84%, with deaths from the disease down by 93%. In Cambodia, China’s Yunnan Province, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, more people are free of malaria’s deadly menace than ever before

02 мая 2018 4 мин. 4838

Staying on Track to End Malaria

Ending an epidemic is a marathon undertaking, and in the case of malaria, we are nearing the finish line. But we will need to keep up the momentum

28 апреля 2018 5 мин. 4117

North Korea's Economic Crisis -- What Crisis?

Much ink has been spilled recently about how economic sanctions have crushed the North Korean economy and brought its leader Kim Jong-un to the bargaining table

27 апреля 2018 3 мин. 4549

How Should the Crypto-Rich Spend Their Money?

In February, Forbes published its first-ever list of cryptocurrencies’ richest people. The top ten were each worth around $1 billion, while the wealthiest – an American blockchain innovator named Chris Larsen – was estimated to be worth $8 billion. According to the magazine’s editor, the best way to pull digital currencies out from the shadows and “into the adolescence of a legitimate asset class” is to shine a light on the beneficiaries.

26 апреля 2018 4 мин. 7140

Scientists Can Now Bend And Stretch Diamond Like Rubber

Diamonds are famous for being the hardest natural material found on Earth, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from figuring out how to bend and stretch them like a piece of a rubber